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Geo Quiz Answer

By The World ⋅ September 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Pietermaritzburg, the capital of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, and the site of a very unusual race. Anchor Marco Werman tells us why a South African financial services company wanted to see which would be the first to cross the finish line, a carrier pidgeon, or an email.

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2 comments for “Geo Quiz Answer”

  • Shirley Lukenbill

    Great story!

    • Nancy Shomo

      Amazing story! Congrats to Winston. People who use the internet take the service for granted and because we see so much “instant communication” we think it works fast all over the world.We get frustrated when our computers slow down or get a temporary glitch. Imagine living where it takes hours for internet communication. That a pigeon could get the message through before the cyber connector is just marvelous.Probably doesn’t make the Internet company too happy and maybe this little stunt will be the catalyst to improve the service(or give people incentive to raise pigeons!).